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BROWSE
Client
Self-Promotion
Quantity Produced
300
Production Cost
$1,300
Production Time
3 Weeks
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
6.25 in × 4.5 in
Page Count
–
Paper Stock
Letra, 110 lb, 220 lb, 32 lb
Number of Colors
1
This self promotional business card by designer David Deasy is a really imaginative concept. It certainly wins me over with its simplistic, yet clever device that doesn’t come off as gimmicky, segueing between “Ideas” and “Deasy.” The die-cut mailer is a very nice way to keep the card in place until the handler removes it from the packaging. The blind debossing on the mailer is also a fine, subtle touch.
For my business card, I aimed to appeal to the senses with the touch-ability of letterpress, which is imperative since the user must interact with it to reveal the message, that great IDEAS and designer David DEASY are synonymous. A halftone image of myself is also used on the back of the card as an additional memory aid.
The card succeeds in promoting myself, as a designer who doesn’t simply make things look pretty, but has the ideas to propel a message further in a memorable way.Considering my business card functions as a mini-self promo piece, I decided I needed a mailer to house it so I could send it to prospects directly. Also, it is simply a delight to watch a smile emerge on a persons face as they figure out how the card works with an “aha” moment.
David Deasy Business Card & Mailer
Production Method
Design
Deasy Design
Printing
Offset: Buchannon Printing
Letterpress: Shed Letterpress
This post was published in the original layout of FPO so all images are smaller. Project descriptions as well as production lessons are quoted in the main content area.
Post Author
Cole Baldwin
Cole Baldwin
Former intern at UnderConsideration LLC.
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Date Published
July 26, 2011
Filed Under
Business Cards
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